"The disaster has wiped away everything," Mr Ali said."I was hoping to harvest over 200 sacks of rice looking at the prospect of the field ..." The view from Rabiu Ali's farmland in Ringim, northwestern Jigawa State, used to bring him some sense of pride and security.Troubled communities In Gujungu, a town known for its agrarian commodity market in the northern part of Jigawa, the floodwater has effectively transformed what was once flourishing farmland into two large lakes that have engulfed entire villages and turned other lands into fragile islands.Before the floods, all sorts of agricultural products, including grains, traditional attires, medicine, and livestock were found in the Gujungu market.Mr Abdullahi said nearly everyone from his village fled when the waters rose above five feet and buildings began to collapse in Birnin Kudu, a Jigawa town near Nigeria's northeast."